Just finished up replacing the carpet in the basement with cork flooring after taking on water. Relatively easy DIY install, as I had no previous experience, tongue and groove. We are happy with the end result and glad we went with the higher quality planks that are 3-ply floating (Top layer cork w/ poly - Middle layer pressed cardboard - bottom layer cork)...the 1 ply glue down tiles just wouldn't have work well in this application (used these in the laundry room.
When using the glue down tiles one must wait until the mastic is ALMOST completely dry because if the glue isn't ALMOST set up and dry it will be absorbed into cork and will result in curling edges of the tile.
3 ply planks were approx. $3.25/sq foot on clearance.
1 ply glue down tiles approx. $0.65/ sq foot.
